Prior to joining DOCOMO PACIFIC , he held senior positions at ManpowerGroup in the US , Japan and the Philippines . Before ManpowerGroup , he was the President and CEO of Pacific Crossing Limited , the owner and operator of a subsea fiber optic telecommunications cable system in the Pacific .

Before joining Pacific Crossing he was the President and CEO of Japan Telecom America , the US arm of Japan Telecom , then Japan ’ s third largest telephone carrier and largest broadband service provider . JT is now part of Softbank Communications . Before returning to the US and Japan Telecom America , Rod held various senior positions in Japan Telecom in Japan . He was responsible for all global services and products .

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Rod spent a total of eighteen years living and working in Japan at a variety of telecom companies including PowerBand Communications , J-Phone , International Digital Communications , AirTouch International , and Vodafone .

He started his telecom career at AT & T where he worked in Tokyo , New York and New Jersey . Rod began his career at Honda Motor Company in Tokyo where he was a member of the first group of foreigners hired into Honda ’ s management training program .

Rod holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University and a Master of International Management Degree from the Thunderbird School of International Management . www . mobilemagazine . com